Hydrodessus maculatus Miller, 2016

Benetti, Cesar J., Michat, Mariano C. & Hamada, Neusa, 2020, Hydrodessus ducke sp. n. and new records of other species of the genus (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Bidessini), Zootaxa 4743 (1), pp. 47-60 : 51-52

Hydrodessus maculatus Miller, 2016

Material examined. Brazil: Amazonas State , Barcelos County, “Base da Serra do Aracá, Igarapé s/ nome, margem esquerda do Ig. da Cobra” (00º52’13”N 63º27’13”W); 147 m a.s.l. 02.viii.2009; leg. N. Ferreira Jr., J. Nessimian, F. Salles, A. Santos, U. Neiss, J. Silva ( INPA, 6) . Suriname: Sipaliwini district, Sipaliwini savvana nat. res. near bascamp (2º00.46’N 55º59.08’W); along river margin; 295 m a.s.l.; 31.iii.2017; leg. A. Short; SR17-0331-02A ( SEMC, 5) .

Distribution. Brazil * (Amazonas), Guyana (Region IX), Suriname * (Sipaliwini) and Venezuela (Amazonas) (Mill- er 2016) ( Fig. 16 ).

Habitat. Specimens were “seined from rocks in rapids” and “netted along margins” of the Rio Baria. They have also been found in creeks and at blacklight in a rainforest ( Miller 2016) and along river margin at 295 m a.s.l.

Figures

FIGURE 16. Hydrodessus species, distributions. Star: H. brevis; circle: H. fasciatus; square: H. spanus; triangle: H. maculatus; hexagon: H. angularis; inverse triangle: H. rattanae. Open symbols (previous records), solid symbols (new records).